This deserves it's place on top of the list. With the other things you'll have rude and uneducated kids that become entitled adults, but at least they get to become adults.

I wish I could upvote this over and over.

This should be so much higher. I have kids. I have dogs. One of my dogs LOVES kids. Loves being ridden like a horse (120lb german shepherd) and having small children climbing all over him. The other one is terrified of kids, luckily he has a very mean bark and isn't confrontational. He puffs himself up, barks as loud as he can and retreats backwards while barking. It's enough to scare them off. It's the parents not the kids or my dog. *EDIT* hey look it's number 2 now 😁

Yes! That kid is your diamond, great! He/she is a pain in my butt. I do not live your diamond.

Good manners will open far more doors. Not having them will shut doors.

Yesssss, I'm "fighting" my kids over this. I understand you are a kid and its supposed you to play, but a Dr waiting room or a restaurant is not a f*****g playground and a covid test center either. And stupid play like go on the ground and being loud.. I really feel horrible when they behave like this. Other parents suggest i give them my phone. No way, they need to learn.

To be fair, almost everyone outside of starving bums, has a ridiculous sense of entitlement nowadays. Kids need to be taught humility through example.

yes, yes, YES! i've raised a son and a grandson. i was always happy to hear that my son was being polite and when i did hear this from someone i always passed that on to them. he's 43 now and still a polite person though by appearance he is startling as a big burly bearded guy when he approaches elderly to help them. the grandson is autistic and also well mannered, even after he has had a meltdown, which surprises me. he will explain what triggered him to others and apologize if he offended anyone. but, at the same time he is not apologetic for his autism. he often uses those times as a moment to explain autism to others.

Yes parents like that ought to realise, that they are not doing their children a favour. Have they completely forgotten that children have to grow up and be among other adults some day. Adults that will do their best to have nothing to do with them if they have not learned basic manners

It’s such a simple thing to teach your children manners, politeness costs nothing

Agree completely with this one. Have to scold my child often as she is at the age where she speaks before she thinks. It's a work in progress. So in the case of small children saying something, try not to be too judgemental of the parents, especially when you see them reprimanding the child for thier actions. Most often said parent pulls child aside and whispers reprimand in thier ear. Or scolds them for not being polite. When I can I try to get mine to apologize, but like I said work in progress. Some kids take longer than others to learn the whole think before you speak concept. (Especially if they are a chatterbox like mine. We had to cut out half the cartoons she liked, because she would say things from them that were not appropriate to the situation. Why those lines were on a kids show in the first place is beyond me). So if you see the parents trying to teach manners to unruly child try not to be to annoyed at them (at the parents at least)

I always say babies are born perfect and some parents ruin them..

It's a balance between teaching my child that she is incredibly special, to me, and that she cannot expect special treatment from the world. She must be polite and kind and generous to everyone she meets. But I am polite and kind and generous to her, and everyone I meet. (While also execising caution.) She knows she does not deserve and cannot expect anything from anyone. But she has also learned that because she is loved, she often gets it, and appreciates it as such. We will see how that works out long term, but so far, at 14 it's working out for now.

Ugh. I have a hard time not slapping the oblivious smirks off the face of parents to these obnoxiously rude little sh!#s. Sad thing is, those brats will eventually have to function in the real world & they're gonna have a ridiculously steep & unnecessarily rough learning curve.

I’ve noticed since 2006 the change in kids in restaurants etc, it’s kinda appalling that when you get a good kid with great parents, you can’t help but thank them enough for the great night ❤️

Yup…specially in a restaurant

I have encountered too many of them. Welcome to the real world, you won't get far.

This is very prevalent these days, so many kids running around as entitled brats. My kid is autistic and it's a shame to see him in park looking lost as the other kid has taken his toys and playing and he can't get it back as they tell him no. Seen this multiple times with multiple kids.

Absolutely right. Our job as parents is to teach our children to be responsible, respectable adults.

My husband's family think your just being fake. My husband now has manners because I explained the rest of the world think they are important.

DO NOT SPOIL YOUR KIDS TO THE POINT WHEN THEY ARE LITTLE BRATS

Manners! Manners for everybody! Manners open doors that will not open for smart, educated people with no manners.

You can't teach what you don't know...

We have these neighbors and they are extremely rude they live on another street and their kids when they come over don’t even ask and start touching our stuff once my brother cried Bc one of them she saw the lego man he built and put hair on it and said “I was just making it look good” to him it ruined it and once while we were cleaning they were waiting outside and then the kids just walked right in and the mom was like inside the house saying “are you done yet?”

Please and thank you are important to learn.

When parents ask “what do we say?” The kid is a kid. They shouldn’t be quizzed about Please & Thank you. Tell them to say thank you better yet teach them by showing them as a daily example!

Had a kid look down his nose at me, chin lifted, and said 'My ancestors were kings and strangled lions with their bare hands. How dare you.' ...I had just told him...the bag was heavy and I would put it in the cart for him...

Honestly for that one it's not always a lack of attempt. Teaching doesn't mean they learn.

HA HA HA "kids these days"... yeah adults have been saying that since the beginning of time. You are completely wrong if you think this is something new.

How I was taught and how I taught my daughter. Do not be afraid from making mistakes, just make sure you learn from the experience in not repeating them.

YES. It takes a village to raise a child and parents should expect that village will need to reprimand your kid once in a while.

I agree with this 1000%. I woke up one morning and saw the neighbor's kid asleep on the porch. When I went to see if he was OK, he told me he missed curfew and was locked out for the night. That is so horrible!

I get that parents-to-be are excited about their new lives and as long as they aren't setting fires or making a huge mess of things, then go for it. Just understand that most people aren't nearly as invested as you are in your future child's sex. This would be the second most boring social event, right behind the baby shower. Only my opinion.

Beauty pageants for kids should be illegal.

this should be used when boys are doing something like putting hot dogs on the slide, not for s3xual h@rassment (edit: ty all SO MUCH for the upvotes!!!)

yea cuz unless they’re gonna live in the woods forever away from society they need to know math and how to write

That's not a trend, that's just bad parenting.

A very distant relative of mine has a YouTube channel with her unschooled kids, and they’re always crying in the back or telling her to stop the camera and it’s just insane that she still posts it

Those parents need to be banned from attending. They can wait in the car park.

Had my ears pierced as a baby. Now I have 6 in one ear, 4 in the other (including a Daith piercing). And tattoos. Hehe, maybe I can blame it on not having a choice when I was a kid. The rest were my choice and my decision.

Also, keep in mind serving size for a 5yo should be much smaller than a teenager or adult. If it doesn't satisfy, let them have a bit more, but never force food on kids.

My kid had diagnosed mental health issues, and would often slam the door repeatedly. In a small house, this can be very loud indeed. Along with therapy, etc, we took the door away for a few months. Had a fabric door curtain for some privacy.

Ryan's toy review. I remember the first time seeing it after my daughter told me about it. I had to explain to her that not everyone gets to go on vacation every month. Now I see that kid and he looks tired and miserable.

Ohhhhh gaaaawd; a vegan parent; Dont force your kids to eat a sh1tty vegan diet

One of my best friends is an English teacher to 7-9th graders and..THIS. she doesn't get emails or calls from parents on how to help their kids learn. She gets angry emails about a child getting zeros on grades for not turning in homework. Emails stating "that was obviously A level work, all their other teachers gave them an A". In spelling and grammar there is only one correct way, there is rarely room for interpretation! After ten years of teaching she is rethinking her career choice. Not because of the children, because of the parents. She can't discipline a student who threw a desk at her twice. It's definitely a modern thing, my mom would have dragged me out of principal's office by my ear. This child's parent said she "misunderstood his actions".

Wild f*****g thought here; TREAT YOUR KIDS EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT SEX THEY ARE. This s**t damaged me and my siblings so much. The son was the golden child, the girls were all but ignored. This s**t needs to stop

My sister in law keeps posting pictures of her daughters doing everyday kid activities, but what shocks me most are the comments. Every day there is at least one person commenting “wow so sexy” or other version of “sexy” on a picture where her daughters pose for the camera. It’s usually her female friends commenting and she replies things like “aww thank you” or such. Who the hell thinks a 5 year old is sexy? And what mother isn’t alarmed by such comments??

My dad and his wife did this with their sons. I kid you not, they were forced to quit hockey and soccer due to damaged knees, shoulders and backs when they were in their teens.

I don't violate my kids personal space. Well they are adults now but still didn't do it while they were younger, but I also don't violate my wife's personal space either. I really dislike hearing people talking about going through their kids and spouses phones, wallets and other things, these people lack boundaries.

Like , when you decide to give your kid a whole makeover with your makeup and then wonder why they dont like the way they look without it.

If a kid can't learn how to cope with failure, they turn into an adult man-child, who falsely claims that they had an election stolen from them!

Additionally....using "pet names" for your child's anatomy/genitals and not understanding why this is problematic/dangerous. If your child tells the teacher that uncle Tom licked their "cookie"....the teacher may not understand the SIGNIFICANCE of this confession. Teach kids the proper words for parts of their body.

That's not a trend. It's neglectful parenting.